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Abdomial Cavity

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Major organs of digestion.

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Ablendectomy

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surgical remover of gland.

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Adenocarcinona

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a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue.

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Adenoma

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tumor that arise in or resemble glandular tissue.

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Adenomalacia

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abdominal shortening of a gland tissue.

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Abenosclerosis

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is the abnormal Harding of a gland.

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Anaplasia

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change of structure of cells in orientation to each other

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Anatomy

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study of structure of the body.

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Anterior

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Situated in the front.

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Aplasia

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development or congenital absence of a organ or tissue.

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Chromosome

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located within nucleus of cell.

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Blood born Transmission.

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contact with infected blood or body fluids contaminated infected blood.

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Cytology

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study of anatomy, physiology & pathology & chemistry of cell.

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Physiology

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study of functions of structure of the body.

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Communicable Disease

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transmitted from one person to another either directly or indirectly.

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Transverse Plane

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divide body in to lower, upper.

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Ventral

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front/belly side of organ or body.

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Dorsal

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back of the organ of body.

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Posterior

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situated of the back.

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Superior

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uppermost, above and toward the head.

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Inferior

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lowermost, below and toward the feet.

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Cephalic

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toward the head.

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Caudal

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toward the lower part of the body.

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Proximal

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situated nearest mid line or beginning of a body struture.

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Distal

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situated furthest of mid line or beginning of a body structure.

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Medial

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direction toward or nearer the midline.

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Lateral

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toward, nearer the side of the body away from midline.

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Homeostasis

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body maintains a content internal environment.

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Thoracic Cavity

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surrounds, protects heart and lungs.

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Pelvie Cavity

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hip bone & contains organ of the reproductive and excretory system.

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Inguinal

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mean relathing to the groin refers to the entire lower area of abdomen.

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Epigastic Region

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located above stomach.

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Umbilicus

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knowing as belly button or Havel.

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Hypogastri Region

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below the stomach.

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Peritoneum

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protect & holds organ in place within abdominal cavity.

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Parietal Peritoneum

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outer layer of the peritoneum that interior abdominal wall.

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Mesentery

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double layer of parietal peritonesum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall.

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Retroperitonal

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behind peritoneum.

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Cytoplasm

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cell membrane that is not part of nucleus.

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Stem Cell

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cell that able renew themselves for long periods of line by cell div ion.

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Genetic Disorder

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change of the sequence of DNA molecule.

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Hemophilla

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group of hereditary bleeding disorders which blood-clotting factors missing.

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Phenylketonuria

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a rare genetic disorder in which essential digestive enzyme phenylalnine hydroxylase is missing.

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Histology

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miscoroseope study of structures composition & function of tissue.

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Hypoplasia

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development of an organ or tissue due to deficiency in the number of cells.

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Dysplasia

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abdnormal development or growth of cell, tissue & organ.

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Hyertrophy

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body parts or organ that is due increase in size but not in number of cells in tissue.

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Exocrine Gland

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chemical substance into ducts lead either to other organs or out of the body as sweat gland.

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Endocrine Glands

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produce hormones do not have ducts.

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Etiology

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today of of disease.

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Vector-bone-Transmission

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spread of certain disease due to bite of a vector.

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Epidemic

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study of widespread outbreak pf disease within specific population group or area.

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Pandemic

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outbreak of a disease occurring over a large.

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Functional Disorder.

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symptom of morphological or anatomical cause can be identified.

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Introgenic Disorder

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unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment.

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Infectionus Disease

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illness caused by living pathogenic organs bacteria & virus.

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Nosocimial Infection

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Disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting.

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Idiopathic Disorder

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illness without known.

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Geriatrician

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physician who specialize in care older people.

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Medical

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provides nursing care for lower-acuity patients who care recovering from surgery or requires continued drug therapy or monitoring.

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